The roots of provenance: glass, plants and isotopes in the islamic middle east

Antiquity

Volumn 83, Issue 320, 2009, Pages 414-429

  Henderson, J ^a   Evans, J ^b   Barkoudah, Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BGS   (United Kingdom)

^c Damascus University   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

Chemical analysis; Glass; Islamic; Isotopes; Plants; Syria; Trade

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951285760     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: 0003598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00098525     Document Type: Article

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